#Packers released RB Dexter Williams, per source. A sixth-round pick last year, Williams could be candidate for practice squad.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) September 5, 2020
The Green Bay Packers are releasing running back Dexter Williams, last year’s sixth-round pick, according to Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com.
Williams played in just four games as a rookie, carrying five times for 11 yards.
While talented and athletic, Williams had a difficult training camp as a rookie and then found himself buried on the running back depth chart this summer, especially after the Packers took A.J. Dillon in the second round of the 2020 draft.
According to Wood, Williams is a candidate to return on the 16-player practice squad, given he passes through waivers.
The Packers made Williams the 194th overall pick in the 2019 draft.
